Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY
Subchapter I - REGULATION OF SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
Division 1 - SIGNS
Section 21.179 - Location of Commercial Signs Near Certain Highway Facilities

Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code § 21.179

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) A sign may not be erected along a regulated highway that is outside an incorporated municipality in an area that is adjacent to or within 1,000 feet of:

(1) an interchange or intersection; or

(2) a rest area, ramp, or the highway's acceleration or deceleration lanes.

(b) The distance from a ramp or acceleration or deceleration lane is measured from the theoretical gore at the beginning of the entrance or exit ramp and from the theoretical gore at the conclusion of the entrance or exit ramp. If a theoretical gore is not present, the physical gore is used for the measurement.

(c) The distance from a rest area is measured along the right of way line from the outer edges of the rest area boundary abutting the right of way.

(d) An area is adjacent to a rest area or a highway's acceleration or deceleration lane if the area is between the two points of measurement listed in subsection (b) or (c), as appropriate.

(e) For a sign permitted before September 1, 2024, the part of the sign face nearest a highway may not be within five feet of the highway's right of way line.

(f) For a sign permitted after September 1, 2024, the part of the sign face nearest a highway may not be within either:

(1) 5 feet of the highway's right of way line; or

(2) 10 feet of overhead transmission or distribution lines.

(g) All measurements related to the right of way are taken from a point perpendicular to the highway and along the highway right of way.

(h) In this section the following words have the associated meanings:

(1) Interchange--A junction of two or more roadways, including frontage roads with on and off ramps, in conjunction with one or more grade separations that provides for the uninterrupted movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways on different levels without the crossing of traffic streams.

(2) Intersection--The common area at the junction of two highways that are on the primary system. The common area includes the area within the lateral boundary lines of the roadways.

(3) Physical gore--The point at which the pavement of the ramp separates from or joins with the pavement of the roadway.

(4) Rest area--An area of public land designated by the department as a rest area, comfort station, picnic area, or roadside park.

(5) Theoretical gore--The point at which the painted lane line of the ramp separates from or joins with the painted lane line of the roadway.

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